Miniature Rose Plant Named &#39;Poulty024&#39;

ABSTRACT

A new rose plant of the Miniature class which has abundant, apricot pink blend flowers and attractive foliage. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation.

Botanical designation: Rosa hybrid.

Variety denomination: ‘Poulty024’.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention constitutes a new and distinct variety of rose plant which originated from a controlled crossing between the female seed parent, an unnamed seedling, and the male pollen parent, also an unnamed seedling. Both of the parent varieties are non-patented.

The two parents were crossed during the summer of 2011 and the resulting seeds were planted in a controlled environment in Fredensborg, Denmark. The new variety, named ‘Poulty024’, originated as a single seedling from the stated cross.

The new variety may be distinguished from its male pollen parent and female seed parent primarily by the following characteristics. The male pollen parent grows to a height of 30 cm while the new variety grows to a lesser height of 25 cm. The female seed parent has near white flowers, while the new variety has apricot pink blend flower color.

The objective of the hybridization of this rose variety was to create a new and distinct variety with unique qualities, such as:

1. Uniform and abundant apricot pink blend flowers;

2. Vigorous, but compact growth when propagated on its own roots;

3. Exceptional disease resistance.

This combination of qualities is not present in previously available commercial cultivars of this type, known to the inventor, and distinguish ‘Poulty024’ from all other varieties of which we are aware.

As part of the rose development program, Mogens N. Olesen germinated the seeds from the aforementioned hybridization during winter of 2011 and conducted evaluations on the resulting seedlings in a controlled environment in Fredensborg, Denmark. ‘Poulty024’ was selected in the spring of 2012 by the inventor as a single plant from the progeny of the aforementioned hybridization.

Asexual reproduction of ‘Poulty024’ by rooted cuttings was first done by Mogens N. Olesen in the nursery in Fredensborg, Denmark in July, 2012. This initial and other subsequent asexual propagations conducted in controlled environments have demonstrated that the characteristics of ‘Poulty024’ are true to type and are transmitted from one generation to the next.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

The accompanying color illustration shows as true as is reasonably possible to obtain in color photographs of this type, the typical characteristics of the buds, flowers, leaves, and stems, of ‘Poulty024’.

Specifically illustrated in the drawing is an open flower viewed from above, open flower side view, flower petals detached, sepals detached showing receptacle and reproductive flower parts, mature and juvenile leaves. Plants shown are 2 years of age.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE VARIETY

The following is a description of ‘Poulty024’,as observed in its growth in a field nursery in Marion County, Oreg. Observed plants are 2 years of age, and were grown on their own roots. Color references are made using The Royal Horticultural Society (London, England) Colour Chart, 2001, except where common terms of color are used.

For a comparison, several physical characteristics of the rose variety ‘Poulpar039’, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 19,062 are compared to ‘Poulty024’ in Chart 1.

CHART 1 ‘Poulty024’ ′Poulpar039′ Petal Count 45 40 Flower Diameter 40 mm 60 mm General Tonality Orange Group 29C Red Group 56C to of Flower Color Red-Purple Group 62D with intonations of Red Group 49A

-   Flower and flower bud:     -   -   Blooming habit.—Continuous.         -   Flower bud.—Size: Upon opening, 11 mm in length from base of             receptacle to end of bud. Bud diameter is 10 mm. Bud form:             Ovoid. Sepal inner surface: Color: Yellow-Green Group 146D.             Surface: Lightly pubescent. Sepal outer surface: Color:             Yellow-Green Group 144A. Texture: Smooth. Sepal Shape: Apex:             Cirrhose. Base: Flat at union with receptacle. Sepal Margin:             Margins have weak foliaceous appendages on three of the five             sepals. Sepal size: 20 mm long, 7 mm wide. Receptacle:             Texture: Smooth. Size: 4 mm in height, 6 mm wide. Color:             Yellow-Green Group 144A. Shape: Campanulate. Pedicel:             Surface: Smooth. Length: 20 mm. Diameter: 2 mm on average.             Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Strength: Average.         -   Flower bud development.—Flower buds are borne in clusters of             1 to 3 flower buds per stem.         -   Flower bloom.—Fragrance: Moderate. Duration: The blooms have             a duration on the plant of approximately 10 days. Petals             fall cleanly away from plant after flowers have fully             matured. Size: Flower diameter is 40 mm when open. Flower             depth is 18 mm. Flower shape: High centered, double, with a             high pointed center which is tightly closed.         -   Petalage.—Under normal conditions, flowers have about 45             petals.         -   General tonality of flower.—Open flowers are Orange Group             29C.         -   Petal color.—Outer petals: Upper surface: Orange Group 27C             with intonations of Red Group 38C at the middle zone. Petal             spot Yellow Group 12A. Lower surface: Outer zone is White             Group 155A, middle zone is Red Group 39B, with Yellow Group             4A petal spot at the base. Inner petals: Upper surface:             Orange Group 29B with intonations of Orange Group 27C at             apex. Petal spot Yellow Group 12A. Lower surface: Outer zone             is White Group 155A, middle zone is Red Group 39B, with             Yellow Group 4A petal spot at the base.         -   Petals.—Petal Reflex: Slightly reflexed. Margin: Entire and             uniform with point at center of the apex. No undulations.             Shape: Broad and elliptic. Apex shape: Rounded. Base shape:             Acute. Size: 20 mm (l)×20 mm (w). Texture: Smooth.             Thickness: Average.         -   Reproductive flower parts.—Pollen: None observed. Anthers:             Size: 1 mm in length. Color: Yellow Group 8C. Quantity: 20             on average. Filaments: Color: Yellow Group 7A. Length: 2 mm.             Pistils: Length: 4 mm. Quantity: 17 on average. Stigmas:             Color: Greyed-Yellow Group 160B. Styles: Color: Red Group             39A. Location of stigmas: Superior in location relative to             the length of the filaments and the height of the anthers.             Hips: None Observed. -   Plant:     -   -   Plant growth.—Upright, bushy. Plants are 25 cm in height,             and 25 cm wide.         -   Stems.—Color of juvenile growth: Yellow-Green Group 144A             with intonations of Greyed-Red Group 181A. Color of mature             growth: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Length: Canes are about 10             cm from the base of the plant to the flowering portion.             Diameter: About 5 mm. Internodes: On mature canes about 26             mm between nodes. Surface Texture: Young wood: Smooth. Older             wood: Smooth.         -   Long prickles.—None observed.         -   Plant foliage.—Compound leaf: 60 mm (l)×40 (w). Quantity: 3             to 4 leaves per 10 cm of stem on average. Leaf bearing angle             to the stem: 60 degrees. Color of juvenile foliage: Upper             side: Yellow-Green Group 144A with intonations of Greyed-Red             Group 180B. Lower side: Yellow-Green Group 144B. Color of             mature foliage: Upper side: Yellow-Green Group 146A. Lower             side: Yellow-Green Group 147B.         -   Plant leaves and leaflets.—Stipules: Size: 15 mm long, 3 mm             wide. Quantity: 2 per compound leaf. Shape: Linear, slightly             broad based with outward extending apices. Margins: Finely             serrated. Color: Petiole: Length: 25 mm. Diameter: 2 mm.             Upper surface color: Yellow-Green Group 144A with             intonations of Greyed-Red Group 180B. Lower surface color:             Yellow-Green Group 144A. Rachis: Length: 25 mm. Upper             surface color: Yellow-Green Group 144A with intonations of             Greyed-Red Group 180B. Lower surface color: Yellow-Green             Group 144A. Leaflet: Quantity: Normally 5 leaflets. Margins:             Serrated. Size: Terminal leaflets are about 25 mm long, 16             mm wide. Shape: Generally elliptical. Base: Rounded. Apex:             Acute. Texture: Smooth. Thickness: Average. Arrangement: Odd             pinnate. Venation: Reticulate. Glossiness: Moderately             glossy.         -   Disease resistance.—Above average resistance to powdery             mildew Sphaerotheca pannosa, downy mildew Peronospora             sparsa, rust Phragmidium sps., black spot Diplocarpon rosae,             and Botrytis cinerea under normal growing conditions.         -   Cold hardiness.—The variety is tolerant to USDA Cold             Hardiness Zone 6.         -   Heat tolerance.—The variety has been found to be suitable             for climate conditions found in the American Horticulture             Society heat zone 7. 

We claim:
 1. A new and distinct variety of rose plant of the Miniature rose class named ‘Poulty024’, substantially as illustrated and described herein, due to its abundant apricot pink blend flowers, disease resistance, and extended period of bloom. 